My friend Lynn and Macy's friend Renny came over for a visit today! Renny is the SWEETEST little girl. 2 1/2 and loves babies. She is super quiet, very smart and lets Macy follow her everywhere. We laughed and laughed when Renny was "feeding" Macy her sippy cup and then "held" her. :)
Macy wrapped her little lets around Renny and held on for dear life! Thanks for the visit, girls!
Gabe starts working nights tonight so while he slept in this morning, Macy and I went and picked up our tax return and played at home after that. We took the Jeep in to the shop when Gabe woke up since the check engine light came on a couple days ago. 
Macy had a major melt-down today after her nap. She was inconsolable and freaked OUT when she woke up. She continued the screaming and crying beyond the Tylonel I gave her, playing, reading books...I finally took her for a car ride to Little Ceasors and the 7-11 for milk and that seemed to cheer her up. I think more teeth are coming, which is a bummer since I tweeked my back really bad around the time Macy woke up from her nap and was dying trying to make her happy and stretch... Ug.
Macy has made a very good friend at church. We call him Mr. Red. Red and Macy bonded when Macy was very young, at church, when he put his finger out to her and she grabbed onto it. Red is a very nice older man (near 80, I think) whose wife passed away last week and I've been thinking about him ever since I heard. Today, Red was there when we walked in the door and lit up when he saw Macy. She held her arms out to him and he gave her a huge smile, held her close and she laid her head on his shoulder and patted him. It made me tear up! He said, "Thank you little one." :')
Grandma was enjoying a cookie and Macy saw where she got one and helped herself. Then shared of course!
Some for me...
And some for you...!
This is the BEST invention of our time, folks! My sister discovered this gem, called the Swifter for Dusting or something and told me I had to get one. After using it on the dashboard of my car and LOVING it, and since I found a coupon (thanks Jamie!) for a buy one, get refills for free, I splurged yesterday at Rite Aid and now it's my favorite thing. It extends, bends, is made of microfiber- the dust clings to the pad, which you just throw out! I was going around my house all day dusting since the sun was out and I could see how filthy everything looked! Treat yourself this spring and you won't be sorry!
We had a very full and fun day today. Started by visiting some of our favorite boys (The Silves Brothers) and then headed to play with Mason and Jamie, then off to see friends that we haven't seen for WAY too long. 
This is Karis MacSwan. I haven't seen her in months and couldn't believe how she's grown! She is a doll, the youngest of three, and has white blond hair that I think is gorgeous. :)
This is about as close as Macy wanted to get to a baby! Thanks for all the fun today Tanya, Jamie and Sjana!
I cleaned for my Grandpa this morning and dropped Macy off at Anna's house. She LOVES to play there. Between the piano, bird, dog, fish Anna and Micaela it's pretty much baby heaven. When I picked her up today she was rocking out to the piano, on Anna's lap trying to climb it. :) I am so thankful for such a wonderful babysitter. Later today Macy walked over to a picture we have of the Pimeno girls and pointed to Anna. I said, "Say Anna." And Macy goes, "Anna." Clear as a bell. WOW.
Katie and I were looking for something downstairs and came across this OLD train that Katie thought Macy would be into now. She got up from her nap and wouldn't even drink her bottle, instead, bee-lined for the train and climbed on herself. This is another new thing she is doing- getting onto and off of toys. It's so weird to watch our baby grow into a toddler. She's walking, climbing, pulling, dragging. It's crazy!
Katie had these 3 lb weights out and her yoga mat and Macy was very into them. It was all she could do to lift one of these babies and haul it across the room, but she managed! All the weight lifting must be helping because FINALLY, today, at almost 14 months, Macy started saying please in sign language. All it is is patting her chest, but she WOULD NOT do it before today on command! Tonight, for teddy grahams I got "please" signed at least 12 times. Let's see if it sticks tomorrow!
New favorite pic of Macy with her Auntie Kate. This was in the middle of a train ride marathon that ended up being about 6 times around the island. :) We love you Auntie Kate!
Gabe, Macy and I are spending a very nice, quiet day at home today! It has been laid back and fun to be together with nothing we HAVE to do. (I have a list of about 14 things I could do, but you get the point). I spent about 30 min in Macy's room alone this morning, organizing, going through clothes and seeing what she has that will fit right now and sorted everything out. I found these shoes I bought last summer and realized they fit her now! I also found the bracelet Mom and Dad bought Macy last year in Mexico and it fits too! We had a little try-on session and Macy was rocking her new look. :)
Here's the new gate! See the bracelet and shoes? Gotta love dressing up little girls, I tell you, the accessories are the BEST!
Macy just recently started paying attention that there are stairs in our house. Until this week she really never went to them on her own. Lately, she has been over there waay too much and we put this gate up yesterday. Now she is constantly at the bottom of the stairs reefing on the gate screeching. Hopefully she'll get used to it, just like when we kid-proofed the cupboards she loved to empty 10 times a day. :)
At Bible Study this morning, Auntie Kate gave Macy yet another present. Katie SHOWERS us with stuff all year long, she loves giving presents and is incredibly generous. Macy gets a present nearly every time we see her. Dangerous when she's in town for a month. :) Today's latest was pom poms and Macy christened them while watching Glee, and really got them shaking during the cover of Justin Beiber's "Baby Baby" song. She was ROCKING!
